[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 5747]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO JEANNIE BRIGHT

  Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I rise today to honor and pay 
tribute to Fort Knox civilian employee Jeannie Bright. As a technical 
publications editor with Fort Knox's Directorate of Training, Doctrine, 
and Combat Development, Ms. Bright was recently named the Training and 
Doctrine Command's Editor of the Year. She will be honored at the 
Secretary of the Army Awards ceremony in the Pentagon on March 14.
  Ms. Bright began her civilian career with the Army in 1974. Over the 
past 22 years, she has poured over millions of words in search of 
errors and in pursuit of accuracy in Army publications for soldiers. 
She recently said, ``Sometimes it can be monotonous stuff, but if we're 
talking about nuclear, biological, and chemical gear and we go to war, 
then this is pretty important stuff.''
  While the Army recognizes the dedicated efforts of Ms. Bright, her 
award should also serve to acknowledge the vital role that all civilian 
employees play in our Nation's defense. As we continue to keep our 
soldiers deployed all around the world in our thoughts and prayers, I 
rise to also thank the thousands of civilian employees like Ms. Bright 
who also serve our Nation.
  I congratulate Ms. Bright on her tremendous service to the soldiers 
of Fort Knox, the entire Army and our great Nation. Thank you, 
Jeannie.

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